On Monday 15 October 2007 07:17:14 am Stanislav Visnovsky wrote: > Dňa Friday 12 October 2007 19:07:51 Robert Lewis ste napísal: > > Several friends have asked me why they are getting an error message > > when attempting to install RPMS using the YaST "Software Management" > > choice. The error message confuses them and they don't know what to > > do, although it is obvious to any experienced user. An attempt to > > access the installation media when the installation DVD is not present > > in the drive brings on the message. > > > > In each case the OSS and NONOSS repositories have been added so the > > installation DVD is no longer required. An easy fix is to go edit the > > Software Repository and turn off having the system look for the DVD. > > > > I would like to suggest that the software could be made more > > intelligent to detect if the above two repositories have been added > > and then the original line pointing to the DVD be disabled. > > This prevents the error from happening. > > > > Anytime we can eliminate confusion for new users we have done a good > > thing in my view. > > The problem is that we are getting exactly opposite requirement: use DVD as > much as possible, do not download from the online repos if not absolutely > needed. > > So, it seems this needs to be user-configurable somehow :( > > BTW, libzypp does not have support for repo priority, so this is kind of > next step after we can make it deterministic where the package is > downloaded from. > > Stano
With todays hard disk capacities it is easy to copy DVD to hard disk and make it repository. No need for DVD. Major computer vendors do similar with other OS for a long time, having small partition with system backup. The repository priority is another issue. It was convenient feature of former YaST. The workaround to enable/disable repositories that one don't want to use trough Software Repositories module is now more work than before, using double click to enable/disable repository which is not as obvious as it was once before, when was used check box for enable/disable and refresh/no_refresh. It was the same layout as we have now in Community Repositories, just 2 boxes in front of every repository. Easy to change, easy to see status. Enable Refresh Repository name Path x DVD /path/to/DVD x HardDisk /path/to/hard/disk/copy x FTP /some_mirror/uel x x Packman /packman/url x x MyFavorite /somewhere/on/the/net I really don't understand what rationale is behind present UI, but IMHO it is usability regression. -- Regards, Rajko. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
